The 19-year-old from Bristol had kicked off her career with four straight stoppage wins but was taken the distance for the first time by Catherine Tacone Ramos (9-4-1, 2 KOs) in Nottingham on February 21.

Ayton (5-0, 4 KOs) felt she learned a lot over the course of the eight two-minute rounds against a Brazilian who boasts a victory over former world champion Shannon Courtenay.

But the youngster, who is considered one of the brightest talents in the Matchroom stable, was alarmed by the response that was waiting for her when she checked her phone.

“I took a lot from that fight,” Ayton told The Ring. “I feel like I learned a lot.

“It showed me that I can’t just go in there stopping everyone all the time. I’ve actually got to box as well. I felt like getting the rounds was good.

“But on the Monday morning after, I felt bad about it. I didn’t go on my phone for a week because I had loads of hate comments and all of that.

“People were just going in on me about my performance. I couldn’t believe the hate, it was the first time I’ve had anything like that in my career.

“I have loads of nice comments but the bad ones stand out more.”

Ayton admits she was not at her best against Tacone Ramos but explained how a fight week illness nearly forced her to pull out of the contest altogether.

She said: “What people don’t know is I had tonsillitis in the week and I had to cut four kilos the night before the weigh in. All of that just took a toll on me, really.

“But now I know when I’m ill, I’m just not going to fight. I thought I could do it but I couldn’t. It’s a lesson learned.”

With that experience banked, Ayton is now heading into the sixth outing of her career and her first against a fellow Brit as she takes on Stevi Levy (15-4, 2 KOs) over eight in Wolverhampton on Saturday.

And, with her KO hot streak over, Ayton can feel there is less pressure to ensure this fight ends inside the distance.

“Not everyone will expect me to just turn up and knock everyone out now,” she said. “It’s good that it has kind of died down now and I appreciate it a little bit.

“Stevi is my first British opponent which will be good I think. She has messaged me on Instagram just saying thanks for the opportunity and that she’s always been watching me and has been since I was like 10.

“I told her I’m grateful for her too so there’s no bad blood there. But this is a good fight for me because people know who she is and a lot of people are excited about the fight because of that.

“Now I feel like I need to prove to everybody that I’m levels above most female boxers.”